Aerosol climatology over Nile Delta based on MODIS, MISR and OMI satellite data
Since 1999 Cairo and the Nile delta region have suffered from air pollution episodes called the "black cloud" during the fall season. These have been attributed to either burning of agriculture waste or long-range transport of desert dust. Here we present a detailed analysis of the optical...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-10-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/10637/2011/acp-11-10637-2011.pdf |